Black Star of Queensland Crowned as World Largest Sapphire
Two Los Angeles jewelers finished a nerve racking cut reducing the 1156 carat stone to 733 carats. The cut gem named Black Star of Queensland weighs 170 carats more than the prior record Star of India and is valued at 300000 dollars. It was found in a Queensland river bed and later displayed in New York.
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Los Angeles
India
J. P. Morgan
American Museum of Natural History
Queensland
Australia
Harry Kazanjian
James
New York
Kazanjian Brothers
Pipeline to carry gas from Southwest to New York City
Federal Power Commission grants conditional certificate for Trans-Continental Gas Pipeline Company to build a 1,840 mile line from the Rogers Lacy field in Hidalgo County Texas through Texas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia North and South Carolina Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania New Jersey to New York with planned summer capacity of 325 million cubic feet daily and winter 340 million. Construction must begin within a year and finish within 28 months. The project costs are estimated between 151 million and 180 million dollars.
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Washington
New York City
Middle Atlantic
Federal Power Commission
Trans-Continental Gas Pipeline Company
Longview
Texas
F.P.C
Rogers Lacy
Mercedes
Hidalgo County
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Ford wage talks ahead as unions set to bargain
Detroit May 31 amid wage talks in the auto industry with Ford set to begin formal negotiations June 14. U A W CIO at Chrysler faces ratification after a 73 cent raise for 75,000 workers and GM prepares a 11 cent cost of living increase for 225,000. Chrysler ends 17 day strike and aims to resume full production.
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Detroit
General Motors
Chrysler
C.I.0
United Auto Workers
Ford
Subatomic Particles Found by Armenian Brothers
Abram Isakovich Alikhanov and Artem Isakovich Alikhanyan, Armenian physicists, won Stalin prizes for basic research after five years studying cosmic rays on Mount Geghen in Soviet Armenia. Izvestia credits their discovery of particles called varitrons with reshaping views on atomic nucleus structure and modern physics.
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Moscow
Soviet
Armenia
Abram Isakovich Alikhanov
Artem Isakovich Alikhanyan
Izvestia
Goverment
Stalin
State and county election slate listed for district races
A list of candidates for State Senator 26th District Walter Tynan v Berry, State Representative 86th District Callan Graham Jim Nugent Kerry, County Commissioner Precincts 1 2 3 4 with names Wedgworth Anderson Lindner Edwards Ruedi Porter Tampee, Sheriff Tax Official Burns Pue, County Judge Jureczki, District Clerk Hayes, Justice of the Peace Bright Tipton, and Precinct 3 Constable A M Smith.
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Walter Tynan V. E
Berry
Callan Graham
J Jim Nugent
Kerry
Preston Wedgworth
Edgar J. Anderson
Ernst Lindner
Jim
Edwards
Howard A. Ruedi
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Bandera
Aileen Fitzgerald
P. O. Box
Lewis
Dry Cleaners Institute of Texas
TEEN
Clothiers
SHACK
Medina
Pipe Creek
John Cater
Tfc
Mount Rugh
Plummer
K. C. Billings
Humble Station
Texaco
Tennessee
Cass Avenue
San Antonio
D'Spain Motor Company
Rud Krenmueller
Hondo
Dee Phillips
Leo Batto
C. Dee Phillips
Claude Stevens
Bandera Plumbing Company
Pack Saddle
M. A. Fuglaar
Santa Anna St
San Antar
Tre
Chevrolet
Spain
J. R. Graham Medina
Tex
Highway 16
Sam Hillman
Medina Texas
Kate Wocawczwk
Louise Adamietz
Lost Valley Ranch
Victor Weytens
Jeep
Art Kitzman
Delaine Rams
Chas, Stein
Brewington
Rocky Creeks
J. P. Jackson
Sampson
Geo. Howland
Brothers
the Pecos
Roy Bean
Frontier Times Museum
al Plummer
E. H. Frerich
J. L. Preston
Donald Hay
Angora Billy
M. D. Taylor
Yancey
Leo B. Batto
Howard Hay
General Electric
E. A. Zirkel
Wyoming St
Bruce Whitcombe
Mansfield Appliance Company
Bud’s Radio Service
Bandera, Texas
Bantex Theater
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Vogue Beauty Salon
Kerrville
Eckhart and Woody
Joe Davis
C. Fisher
San Angelo
Howell E. Cobb
Brady Chas L
Coleman
BH. L. Porter
O. L. Tampee
W. H. Burns
Henry Jureczki
Roscoe L. Hayes
For Justice O the Peace
I Bright
Justice of the Peace
Marshall Tipton
A. M. Smith
Bandera Beauty Salon
Mrs. Marshall Tipton
Jame
Dagha Et
Eranecoich
Ranch House Cafe
Bill and
Isabel
Silver Spur
Rugh
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